Connecticut is slated to receive about $30 million in each of the next five years through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act to find and replace lead pipes.
Jenifer Frank | C-HIT.ORG
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Connecticut acts to help its lead-poisoned children
CT will direct most of its efforts — and most of $30 million — toward its cities, where children are more likely to suffer lead poisoning.
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The migraine breakthrough
An international group of neurologists has deciphered the mystery of why people get migraines and, in doing so, has determined how to greatly reduce their frequency and severity.
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Children and adolescents struggling with pandemic’s mental health fallout
Every family has its pandemic story, one that—as health care professionals know—can be summarized by two words: anxiety and loss.
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Medical providers are taking nature therapy seriously
In a time of social isolation and staying home, sometimes a walk in the park is the best medicine.
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Connecticut’s halfhearted battle: Response to lead poisoning epidemic lacks urgency
Lead poisoning damages the health and development of thousands of Connecticut children every year — particularly in our largest cities.
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Cases of lead-poisoned children drop 17%
A total of 1,665 Connecticut children under age 6 had lead poisoning in 2017, a drop of almost 17% from the year before and the largest one-year decrease in five years, according to a just-released report from the state Department of Public Health (DPH). But more children showed higher levels of the toxin in their blood than in 2016, […]